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Shrinking

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I'm becoming less, as you can see.
Just what am I supposed to be?
I keep losing syllables.
If I don't stop shrinking
Then I am thinking
That pretty soon
There will be
Nothing
Left.

Kim Barney

Friday, December 5, 2025

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This poem is a nonet. A nonet is a nine-line poem. It has nine syllables in the first line, eight in the second, etc. until only one syllable in the last line. It took first place in Category 6 of the 2024 Poetry Society of Tennessee contest, and was published in Tennessee Voices Anthology,2024-2025, on page 66. (Nonet was the required form for this category.)

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Kim Barney 07 December 2025

Thank you to all who have commented on this poem. Your comments are not showing up yet, so I can't respond to them individually.

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Belle Wassermeister 05 December 2025

Wow! That is a marvelous nonet! I can see why it took first place in the contest. It truly deserved to do so. Another great accomplishment for you.

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Kim Barney 10 December 2025

Thank you so much, my Belle. You're a good friend as well.

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 05 December 2025

Amazing poem so appropriate for the poetic style. Brilliantly crafted, Kim!

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Kim Barney 10 December 2025

Thank you, Rose Marie. You're pretty as can be.

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Cantrell Bill 05 December 2025

Very cool poem, at first I thought it referenced getting older or either Alzheimer's, I never heard of this type of poem but I think it's cool, thanks Kim

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Kim Barney 10 December 2025

I want to thank you, Bill. We're both over the hill.

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